CHAPTER 647: CHAPTER 622 ROBBERY

Due to deeply ingrained habits, she always tightly wrapped the briefcase strap around her arm, holding the bag close to her chest to prevent any mishaps.

She also knew it was too conspicuous, that blending into the crowd silently was the best strategy, rather than announcing to the world "the contents inside are important!".

Last month she went to the bank to withdraw the salary for everyone.

She was almost robbed.

After that incident, Li Xiuyun became extra vigilant, always keeping the bag by her side, never daring to relax for a moment.

It was also on this day every month that her bag would contain a large amount of cash.

And her job was to deliver it from the bank to the accounting room.

This should not have been something she did alone, at least a section chief from the factory’s security department should have accompanied her to ensure her safety, but who knew that when she got to the bank that day, the chief suddenly had a high blood pressure attack at the bank.

He was already taken to the hospital.

She couldn’t just say she wouldn’t go back with the money in the bag, could she?

Could she possibly leave it at the bank forever?

The problem was that when her bag was snatched from her shoulder by a man in a green jacket, Li Xiuyun felt both humiliated and angry.

She had always been very careful, but evidently not careful enough, now there was a big blot on her record.

Honestly, being caught unawares by a thief filled her with shock and panic; she was taught from a young age to always maintain a good state, cautions, and aware of her surroundings; if even a short man in a green jacket could get the upper hand, she was evidently neither in a good state nor cautious enough.

In life-and-death moments, any tiny mistake is fatal.

It wasn’t her first day as an accountant.

She certainly knew what to do.

The bank security obviously helped her a lot.

A year had passed since then.

Li Xiuyun had almost forgotten about it.

Today was another day for sudden events.

Because the security department’s head was on leave today, she was accompanied by the cashier from the accounting room, Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang was a young chap, the problem was that although he looked hefty, he was actually as timid as a mouse.

Any intimidating gesture could make him shiver with fear.

They opted for Xiao Zhang because everyone thought his physique could deter those with malicious intentions.

Indeed, Xiao Zhang looked intimidating.

Finishing the procedures quickly, she clenched the bag tightly in one hand, lifting a bag in the other as she walked toward the bank’s lobby entrance, with Xiao Zhang following nervously behind her.

For some unknown reason, seven or eight just-entered people surged in like a tide from the left entrance door, so she walked to the right, trying to avoid the crowd.

The method obviously worked, and she walked through the right door quickly.

But immediately her left shoulder got knocked, making her instinctively turn around to see.

Wasn’t Xiao Zhang right behind her?

No one!

Drawing from years of honed alertness, she reacted instantly, tightening her grip on the bag, and at that moment, the shoulder strap snapped, sagging softly from her shoulder.

No, damn it, not again.

She crouched low and twisted swiftly, swinging the heavy bag in her hand at the robber behind her.

She caught sight of a pair of fierce black eyes, and a scruffy face, then focused all her attention on his hands.

He gripped a knife in one hand while the other tugged hard on her bag.

The bag filled with account books hit his shoulder, causing him to stagger, but he didn’t let go.

Li Xiuyun was too tense to scream or feel fear, her fury left no room for such reactions.

Moreover, screaming and fear would inevitably distract her.

Instead, she swung the bag in her hand again, this time aiming for the hand holding the knife.

She heard people around speaking loudly, some trying to evade the chaos and colliding with others, causing inexplicable panic.

Everything happened in an eye-blurring instant, almost no one knew what was going on, for a moment she was separated by a door with no external support, Xiao Zhang was nowhere to be found, and Li Xiuyun gritted her teeth, focusing all her attention on the robber in front of her.

Bam, she hit him again, but he still held onto the knife tightly.

"Bitch!" he yelled, lunging at her with the knife.

In the cold flash, Li Xiuyun jumped back, her hand slipped as she clutched the bag tightly, and he took the opportunity to jerk it away successfully.

Li Xiuyun swiftly grabbed at the trailing shoulder strap, but the robber sliced down with the knife, the silver flash cutting the strap; the taut tension disappeared instantly.

She stumbled back, and the robber had already turned swiftly, fleeing the scene.

Once she regained her balance, Li Xiuyun shouted "Catch him" as she dashed out in pursuit.

Due to the suddenness of the situation, she struggled to run, the robber had long legs and the advantage of a head start.

The heavy bag continually bumped against her thigh, hindering her speed further, but she couldn’t leave it behind.

Despite knowing it was all in vain, she continued pushing through the crowd in frantic pursuit.

Desperation struck her heart, now her only hope was that some hero in the crowd would stand up to stop him.

That was the factory’s pay for everyone.

She’d rather die than lose that money.

Her wish was immediately granted.

A tall man, standing with his back to the bank, turned around and looked nonchalantly at the commotion in the crowd.

By this time, the robber was almost at his side.

Li Xiuyun took a breath and again shouted "Catch him", even though she knew the robber would surely escape before the tall man could react, she couldn’t stop hoping.

The tall man immediately saw the cause of the incident, and in an unprecedentedly smooth and elegant way, turned and landed a flying kick directly on the robber’s right knee.

The robber spun sideways in the air, falling on his back to the ground, the bag flung away, skidding over the ground bricks, colliding with a wall, then bouncing back into the busy passageway.

Li Xiuyun immediately changed direction and rushed towards her bag, grabbing it before another quick-handed thief could take it away.

At the same time, the tall man quickly and neatly bent down, subduing the robber, pinning him to the ground.

He twisted the robber’s hands behind his back, holding them with one large hand.

"Ow!"

The robber cried out loudly in pain.

"You bastard, fuck your mother, you broke my hand!"

The curse was met with the response of his twisted arms being shoved even higher.

The strength made the robber cry out louder in pain, unable to speak further.

"Watch your language, I don’t like people greeting my mother that way, and neither does she."

The tall man said.

Li Xiuyun came up and stood next to him.

"Be careful," she said, gasping for breath. "He has a knife."

"I know, the knife fell over there when he went down!"

The man gestured with a nod to the left, not even looking up, speaking as he pulled out the robber’s belt, binding his wrists with a simple yet effective knot.

"Go pick it up, pinch the blade with your fingers, and be careful not to touch anything else."

He seemed very adept, and Li Xiuyun obediently walked over, taking a tissue from her skirt pocket, carefully following his instructions to pick up the knife to avoid wiping away the robber’s fingerprints.

"What do we do now?"

Jiang Lei glanced at the bank security.

"The police aren’t here yet?"

"They’ll be here in at most two minutes."

Li Xiuyun finally breathed a sigh of relief.